Alabama baseball superfan Dwight Wood passed away Saturday
By Chris Dodson
Alabama Baseball released news this afternoon that one of their greatest fans, Dwight Wood, passed away suddenly Saturday. Wood was a staple at every Alabama Baseball game and would always pour his heart out for his team.
If you’ve ever been to an Alabama Baseball game at any point, you’ve probably heard of Dwight Wood before. Right after they play the ‘Charge’ trumpet sound at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, you’d hear many other fans yelling, “Charge!!”. That would be followed by one loud “CHARRRRRRRRRRGE!” from Wood in the stands.
A native of Coker, Alabama, Wood was always the guy you could rely on to give that extra push to help his team to victory.
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Wood was also a presence at many other Alabama Sporting events, and some fans remember him from those events as well. But what he was well known for was his passion for Alabama Baseball.
The nature of baseball is one of failure. Even the best players fail at the plate around 70% of the time. The sport requires players to overcome that negativity in order to be successful in the moments when they actually make contact with a pitch.
Alabama’s secret weapon against that negativity was Wood, who put his superfan positivity into every cheer that he gave. Wood empowered the players and the fans, even in the darkest of moments. He was the embodiment of a great changeup when Alabama Baseball needed him.
He is going to be terribly missed this season and his non-presence at those baseball games will be noticed.
The news of his passing came from Alabama Baseball on their social media accounts:
Some had heard the news before it got posted by Alabama Baseball and shared their thoughts:
Dwight Wood was Alabama Baseball. Rain or shine, win or lose, Dwight was always there supporting his beloved Crimson Tide. Except on Sundays, that day was reserved for The Lord.
— Rick Pendley ⚾ (@alagrandslammer) November 19, 2017
So sad to hear of the passing of Alabama Baseball Superfan (and all other Bama sports too), Dwight Wood. Never has there been a fan who saw the glass more “half full” than Dwight. He was such a great fan and such a kind soul. Rest in peace Dwight. pic.twitter.com/7vOKJ8wzVk
— Allan Guenther (@AllanGuenther) November 19, 2017
Prayers going out to the family of Dwight Wood. That dude always took time to talk to us about everything possible and was a big inspiration to CFV1. ST stadium needs to be lit ‘‘tis season and CHARGE yelled loud enough for him to hear it! RIP my friend.
— Randy Vance (@randvance) November 19, 2017
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Dwight Wood will be sorely missed but not forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Wood’s family, friends, and those who knew him.